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By Brian Leaf

If they build it, will they come? That’s the question reporter Brian Leaf answers by following the stuff that cities, county and states build to attract and keep factories, jobs, stores, airplanes, colleges, tourists and residents to burgs and
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If they build it, will they come? That’s the question reporter Brian Leaf answers by following the stuff that cities, county and states build to attract and keep factories, jobs, stores, airplanes, colleges, tourists and residents to burgs and ‘burbs throughout the region.

Talk-show host Rush Limbaugh recently mocked Georgetown law student and women's rights advocate Sandra Fluke for her testimony before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee in support of mandated private health coverage for contraceptives, beginning in February and continuing into the first days of March.

What did Sandra Fluke do to deserve "The Great One's" wrath?

She testified that 'the pill' is, in fact, doctor prescribed medicine used for many reasons besides preventing a pregnancy.

They heard Limbaugh's tirade in Tajikistan, and Antarctica, as well as in Freeport, and Sandra Fluke's reputation is now shattered from one end of the planet to the other, as a consequence.

Limbaugh didn't make a "mistake" in his choice of words. Limbaugh intentionally maligned and sought to personally damage Sandra Fluke's reputation 50 times over the course of three days, and mischaracterized her testimony the entire time.

This irresponsible use of the airwaves reflects not only the continuing partisan divide, but also how far the radical right will go to smear their American neighbors and "muddy the waters" of what used to be called public discourse under the ruse of "free speech."